Technical SEO for WordPress: Optimization that Gets Results

Technical SEO is like having a solid foundation for your digital home. It makes sure that search engines can easily find, understand, and index your website, so that people can find you when they search for what you offer. By fixing technical obstacles like slow website loading, mobile display errors, or complicated site structure, we ensure that your website is not only seen, but loved by both search engines and visitors.

It's like inviting guests to a well-organized and easily accessible home, with a clear address and welcoming door. With technical SEO, we make the digital door open and ready to welcome everyone!

When building or managing a WordPress website, technical SEO is essential to ensure search engines can index and understand your content correctly. Here are some key factors that we at TEAMV can help you optimize:

1. Choosing an SEO-friendly theme: Not all WordPress themes are created equal when it comes to SEO. It's important to choose a theme that not only has an attractive design, but is also optimized for fast loading, mobile friendliness, and properly structured code. With us, you get access to free Premium WordPress themes through our dedicated WordPress web hosting packagesThese themes are already optimized for both mobile users and SEO, so you're started on the right track.

2. WordPress SEO Plugin: To maximize SEO impact on WordPress, a good SEO plugin is a must. We recommend and offer SmartCrawl Pro, a powerful SEO plugin included in our web hosting packagesWith SmartCrawl Pro you get tools for SEO auditing, content analysis, improvement suggestions, and a Site Crawler that checks that all links are working properly. It also integrates easily with other popular SEO plugins, giving you full flexibility.

3. Structured data/schema markup: To help search engines better understand your website, you should implement structured data, also known as schema markup. This can increase your visibility in search results. With SmartCrawl Pro, which comes with our WP hosting packages, you can easily add this feature without having to use additional plugins.

4. Permalink structure: An SEO-friendly URL structure is important. WordPress allows you to customize permalinks, and we always recommend a structure that is simple and includes keywords. The most SEO-friendly structure is “Post Name,” which we set as the default for all new projects.

5. XML Sitemap: An XML sitemap helps search engines navigate your website and index your content faster. With SmartCrawl Pro, you can easily generate and manage sitemaps with just a few clicks.

6. Robots.txt: The robots.txt file gives search engines instructions about which parts of your website to index. We help you set up an optimal robots.txt file to ensure search engines index your most important content.

7. Security with HTTPS/SSL: Google ranks websites that use HTTPS higher, which is why SSL certificates are important. We offer free SSL certificates in our dedicated WordPress web hosting packages, so your website is always secure and in line with the latest ranking requirements.

8. Mobile-Friendly: Today, it’s essential that your website performs optimally on mobile. Google uses mobile-first indexing, so responsive design is a critical part of your SEO strategy. Our Premium themes are fully mobile-friendly, ensuring a great experience for all users.

9. Page speed: Fast loading times are not only a key ranking factor, but also a crucial part of the user experience. With caching tools like Hummingbird Pro, which are included in our packages, you can optimize page speed with features like caching, CSS and JavaScript minification, and optimization for Core Web Vitals.

10. SEO for images: Images can often be an overlooked part of SEO. Using descriptive filenames, alt text, and optimizing your image files can help improve loading times and SEO rankings. With Smush Pro, which is included in our web hosting packages, you can compress your images without losing quality and optimize for faster loading. 

11. 301 redirects: When changing URLs on your website, it's important to set up 301 redirects to avoid losing rankings. SmartCrawl Pro allows you to easily redirect old URLs to new ones, preserving traffic and SEO value.

12. Internal linking: A good internal linking structure spreads “link juice” around your site and makes it easier for search engines to index your pages. Make sure internal links are strategically placed to improve both SEO and usability.

13. Avoid duplicate content: Duplicate content can hurt your SEO rankings. We help you avoid this by ensuring your website has unique and optimized content on every page.

14. WordPress and Plugin Updates: Regular updates of WordPress and plugins are essential for both security and functionality. With our TEAMV Hub, our customers have full control over the updates, either manually or automatically. In addition, we offer free setup and maintenance through our WordPress site maintenance packages, so you can focus on your business while we take care of the technical stuff.

We are ready to answer your questions and get your project started